§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the incidence of new cases of multiple myeloma in females in south west Cumbria for each year since 1969.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergRegistrations of newly diagnosed cases of multiple myeloma for areas other then health regions are not routinely available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost. Figures for the health region which includes south-west Cumbria are given in the following table:
Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of multiple myeloma (ICD 203) Newcastle hospital region, 1969–73, and Northern regional health authority, 1974–78: Females Registration Newcastle hospital region 1969 35 1970 46 1971 43 1972 45 1973 37 Northern regional health authority 1974 54 1975 51 1976 62 1977 60 1978 41 Figures for 1974 and later years include cases detected from death registrations alone.